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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Subfamily: | Rutelinae |
Tribe: | Geniatini Burmeister, 1844 |
Geniatini is a tribe of shining leaf chafers in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about 10-13 genera and at over 300 described species in Rutelini. [1]
Haeterius is a genus of clown beetles in the family Histeridae. There are at least 20 described species in Haeterius.
Cecidomyiini is a tribe of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least 220 described species in Cecidomyiini.
Hydnocerinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Cleridae. There are at least 70 described species in Hydnocerinae.
Isohydnocera is a genus of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae. There are about 14 described species in Isohydnocera.
Meloinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Meloidae. There are at least 330 described species in Meloinae.
Mastinocerini is a tribe of beetles in the family Phengodidae. There are at least 190 described species in Mastinocerini.
Saxinis is a genus of case-bearing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are at least 10 described species in Saxinis.
Phyllotreta is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are at least 300 described species worldwide.
Disonycha is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, containing some 170 species in the Nearctic and Neotropics.
Phloeosinus is a genus of cedar bark beetles in the family Curculionidae. There are at least 20 described species in Phloeosinus.
Rutelini is a tribe of shining leaf chafers in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about 14 genera and at least 40 described species in Rutelini.
Pentodontini is a tribe of rhinoceros beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are over 100 genera in the tribe Pentodontini.
Ophryastes is a genus of broad-nosed weevils in the family Curculionidae. There are at least 30 described species in Ophryastes.
Tropidosteptes is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are at least 30 described species in Tropidosteptes.
Neochodaeus is a genus of sand-loving scarab beetles in the family Ochodaeidae. There are at least four described species in Neochodaeus.
Ptilodactylidae is a family of beetles belonging to the Elateriformia. There around 500 extant species in 35 genera. They are generally associated with riparian and aquatic habitats. The larvae generally live associated with rotting wood or vegetation, or within gravel and detritus on the edge of water bodies. The larvae of some species feed on submerged rotting wood or on plant roots, while the adults of some species are known to feed on fungus with modified brush-like maxillae.
Artematopodidae is a family of soft-bodied plant beetles in the superfamily Elateroidea. They are mostly found in understory forest foliage. The life history of the group is obscure, larvae of the genera Eurypogon and Macropogon likely feed on moss, while the larvae of Artematopus have been fed insect remains. The oldest fossils of the family date to the Middle Jurassic.
Throscidae is a family of elateroid beetles found worldwide with around 150 species in 5 extant genera. The larvae are soil-dwelling, siphoning fluid from mycorrhizae attached to trees. The adults are short-lived, with the adult males being noted for a complex mating dance. Like some other elateroids, they are capable of clicking.
Goeridae is a family of caddisflies in the order Trichoptera. There are about 12 genera and at least 160 described species in Goeridae.
Silo is a genus of caddisflies in the family Goeridae. There are about 11 described species in Silo.